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Be it known t-liatI, A'.lnEoD'ouE D. HAEnnLErn'of the city and county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, havo invented a new and useful Toy, which I denominate-a Ring and Reciprocating Ball; and Ido4 hereby declare'the following to be a clearand exact description of the nature thereof, suiicient to enable others skilled in the art to'which my invention appertains to fully understand and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specicatiomin which- Figure isan elevation oi the toy illustrating my invention. Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is 'an elevation illustratingl the motion of the ball. Similar letters vof reference indicate corresponding parts in the several izigurcs. l My invention is a new and interesting toy, and consists in. applying a ring of suitable size to a handle from which lis suspended, by an .elastic cord, an ordinary ball 'of Wood or otherwise, and by a peculiar motion of" the hand, the ball is sprung or thrown upward so as 'to pass through the ring and then fall tothe full length of the cord, and then, by the elasticity df the latter, to return in the sameiway back through .the ring'to'its normal.

position, ready to undergo the operation as often' as is desired. v

The entire operation requiresfconsiderable practice and dexterity, and'will be found to be quite attest, but really amusing and interesting.

Inthe drawings, A represents a ring,ot` suitable size, made of proper materiahby preference of metal-wire, bent in annular shape, having its ends twisted to forma tang to' enter a handle, B, of usual construction, .and thus securely connect the ringto the handle; or the ring may be seouredby a staple', orv the ring and handle be cast in one' piece.` .An ordinary thimpble or ferruie, a, serves to prevent the tang from slipping out ofits' socket in the handle, and is in general use for such purpose.l At one part of the handle, which I denominate the lower side, and near the thiniole a, secure one end of an elastic cord, Cfwhich vshall be suciently long, and have its other endsecured to a. ball, D. .This ball may bemade of any material, but by preference of woed,` and be connected to the cord by a small staple, plug, or any other proper means of fastening. f y

It will be noticed that the ring lies in a horizontal direction while the ballis suspended from the handle'.

The operation is as follows: The handle being grasped, so that the ring shall lie in a horizontal line, the hall will be suspended from the lower side of the handle by the elastic cord, and be in a state. o f rest. A.. slight upward twister jerk of the hand will serve to raise the ball and contract the elastic cord, and if the hand is steady and the ball rises in 'a truly vertical line, or at right angles with the handle, it will pass through the ring, then fall over its sides to the length ofthe oord, `which will heexpandedrelatively tothe gravity of the ball. When the-limit of' expansion is reached, the cord contracts and; raisesV the ball, and causes itto return to its first positionthrough the ring, ready to repeat the operation. A lpractised or accustomed hand n'illl cause 'the ball to -make the motion stated without scarcely moving his hand or the ring, so that thelatter will be in line for the ball to pass through it'. A slight but uniform rip-anddown swaying motion is suilicient to communicate the pro-per' momentum to the ball. All sudden orirregular swinging of the handle will cause the ball to iiy' away from the ring, If the ring is caused .to follow the ball, it will'in'variably strike thev ball, and thereby lessen the chances of accomplishing the resultintended.- Y v 1 `A. modification of the above is by throwing the bull upwards, past the ring, and causing it to fall through it in its descent, and thento returnl again to its rst position. The cord may be secured to the ring directly, and the latter be held by the fingers, but as' the handle is a great convenience, I prefer to use it, as is shown and described.

An interesting and somewhat scientific teyis thus produced, one requiring considerable practice and patience to manuvre. l

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isl'.lhe combination ofthe ring A, the elastic-cord C, the ball D, and handle B, substantially as specified. To the above I have signed my name, this 21st day of November, 1867. v

THEODORE DRNEY HAEHNLEN.

lliitnessesf Jenn A. Winnsnsnnrn, J.' W. Hannon, 'J r. 

